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AD/ROBIN/33 - Control Surface Balance

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Requires owners/operators of specified Robin R2160 and R2160i aircraft (listed serial numbers) to perform control‑surface balance work per Robin Aviation Service Bulletin 168 (29 Mar 2000). Serial numbers marked * are exempt from the aileron balance check.

CASA describes the purpose as ensuring control surfaces meet type‑certification balance limits. The rule obliges operators to inspect and, if necessary, correct balances within 100 flight hours of the AD (effective 13 July 2000), imposing inspection and repair costs on aircraft owners.

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AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE

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For the reasons set out in the background section, the CASA delegate whose signature appears below issues the following Airworthiness Directive (AD) under subregulation 39.1 (1) of CAR 1998. The AD requires that the action set out in the requirement section (being action that the delegate considers necessary to correct the unsafe condition) be taken in relation to the aircraft or aeronautical product mentioned in the applicability section: (a) in the circumstances mentioned in the requirement section; and (b) in accordance with the instructions set out in the requirement section; and (c) at the time mentioned in the compliance section.

AD/ROBIN/33 Control Surface Balance 7/20

AD/ROBIN/33 Control Surface Balance 7/2000

Applicability: Models R2160 and R2160i S/N 265*, 270*, 271*, 375, 287, 288, 289, 290, 300, 304,

305, 307, 309, 310, 311, 313, 316, 318, 320, 322, 323, 324, 325, 329, 337, 341*, 343.

Serial numbers marked with an asterisk need not conduct the aileron balance check.

Requirement: Action in accordance with Robin Aviation SB 168 dated 29 March 2000.

Note: DGAC AD 2000-172(A) refers.

Compliance: Within 100 hours time in service after the effective date of this directive.

This Airworthiness Directive becomes effective on 13 July 2000.

Background: This directive is raised following the possibility that some control surfaces may not be within the balance limits required for type certification.

Signature of William Ronald Smith Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority

William Ronald Smith

Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority 25 May 2000

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The above AD is notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 14 June 2000

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AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE

AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE

For the reasons set out in the background section, the CASA delegate whose signature appears below issues the following Airworthiness Directive (AD) under subregulation 39.1 (1) of CAR 1998. The AD requires that the action set out in the requirement section (being action that the delegate considers necessary to correct the unsafe condition) be taken in relation to the aircraft or aeronautical product mentioned in the applicability section: (a) in the circumstances mentioned in the requirement section; and (b) in accordance with the instructions set out in the requirement section; and (c) at the time mentioned in the compliance section.

AD/ROBIN/33 Control Surface Balance 7/20 AD/ROBIN/33 Control Surface Balance 7/2000

AD/ROBIN/33 Control Surface Balance 7/2000

Applicability: Models R2160 and R2160i S/N 265*, 270*, 271*, 375, 287, 288, 289, 290, 300, 304,

305, 307, 309, 310, 311, 313, 316, 318, 320, 322, 323, 324, 325, 329, 337, 341*, 343.

Serial numbers marked with an asterisk need not conduct the aileron balance check.

Requirement: Action in accordance with Robin Aviation SB 168 dated 29 March 2000.

Note: DGAC AD 2000-172(A) refers.

Compliance: Within 100 hours time in service after the effective date of this directive.

This Airworthiness Directive becomes effective on 13 July 2000.

Background: This directive is raised following the possibility that some control surfaces may not be within the balance limits required for type certification.

William Ronald Smith

Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority 25 May 2000

The above AD is notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 14 June 2000